Drawable
What is 9 patch file extension?
.9.png
When using 9 patch, image should have
1 px white or transparent border
How to create nine patch out of png?
1. Right click on png file 2. Click on Create 9-patch file 3. Name file
2 ways of initialising drawable
1. from bitmap (raster) 2. from xml (vector)
How to draw object on some angle?
1. save canvas location using save() method 2. rotate canvas using rotate(degrees, px, py) 3. draw object 4. return to saved location using restore() method
Drawable also supports
9 patch
What is LevelListDrawable?
Drawable whose state depends on level parameter and it is set using setLevel method. For nested drawable minLevel and maxLevel attributes can be set according to which required drawable is selected
What is ARGB_8888?
Enum config, it contains information about opacity and colors quality. 8 means 8bit for each parameter
How to create Bitmap from scratch?
Bitmap. createBitmap(500,500,Bitmap.Config. ARGB_8888);
Why vector image is more preferred way to show image?
because after scaling image does not lose its quality
How to draw rectangle on canvas?
canvas.drawRect( 0, point2, canvas.getWidth(), height, red);
1 px border is also called
controlling border
1 px border is filled with black color and
it is scaled
What is ShapeDrawable?
main drawable. Represents geometric shape: rectangle, oval, line or ring. Solid color, gradient, corner radius and border width etc can be specified
How to create canvas?
new Canvas(bitmap)
How to create paint?
new Paint(green)
While drawing canvas can be
rotated
Vector image nodes
share for ShapeDrawable clip for ClipDrawable inset for InsetDrawable scale for ScaleDrawable layer-list for LayerDrawable selector for StateListDrawable level-list for LevelListDrawable transition for TransitionDrawable bitmap for BitmapDrawable nine-patch for NinePatchDrawable
How to set color for all pixels?
using eraseColor method
How to get or set bitmap pixel?
using set and getPixel methods
What is vector image?
Xml file which describes image characteristics
What is drawable?
Class that is used to show image
What is canvas?
Class that provides methods to draw on bitmap
How to get drawable from resources?
ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.image)
What is bitmap?
Data structure or byte array. In Android, it is class to work with images
What is ClipDrawable?
It allows to cut nested drawable according to orientation and gravity attributes
What is ScaleDrawable?
It allows to scale nested drawable according to orientation, width scale and height scale attributes
What is InsetDrawable?
It allows to set padding for nested drawable
What is TransitionDrawable?
It contains 2 items. Transition happens using startTransition and reverseTransition methods
What is LayerDrawable?
It contains several nested drawables. Each drawable is contained in item node. The latest nested drawable is drawn on the top
What is StaleListDrawable?
It describes different item states. Each state has its drawable. Example: different states of button
Why canvas is rotated rather than drawing object on some angle?
It is much efficient to rotate canvas
What is BitmapDrawable?
It uses link to bitmap
What is NinePatchDrawable?
It uses link to nine patch file
What is recommended format
PNG
What is 9 patch?
PNG extension which contains information about how image should be scaled and how content should placed
Drawable supports
PNG, JPG, GIF formats
First of all,
Paint should be prepared to set color, style
